{"id":114,"date":"2024-05-22T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T12:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renier.be\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:00:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/renier.be\/en\/over-ons\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"114\" class=\"elementor elementor-114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bef3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52bef3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17fef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e17fef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Consciously Sustainable<\/h1><p>Our Belgian blue stone is one of the most sustainable materials with a minimal carbon footprint. This ancient stone, formed over millions of years, is quarried locally, which keeps transportation distances\u2014and thus the environmental impact\u2014to a minimum.<\/p><p>We also make a conscious effort to minimize our environmental impact during processing at our production site in Aarschot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af63a2 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2af63a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea9ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea9ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>One of the largest solar farms in Aarschot<\/strong><\/h2><p>We generate 65% of our energy needs with our impressive solar panel array on the roof of our warehouse in Aarschot.<\/p><p>This park is one of the largest solar power facilities in the region and underscores our commitment to renewable energy and environmentally friendly production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bc8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07bc8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zonnepanelen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-833\" alt=\"Solar panels on the roof in Aarschot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zonnepanelen.jpg 309w, https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zonnepanelen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" data-neo-global--processed-neo-replace=\"true\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448ba46 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"448ba46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389914c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"389914c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Waterzuivering.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-674\" alt=\"Water Treatment at Our Facility in Aarschot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Waterzuivering.jpg 600w, https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Waterzuivering-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Waterzuivering-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renier.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Waterzuivering-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-neo-global--processed-neo-replace=\"true\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c8312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8c8312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Rainwater Collection and Use <\/strong><\/h2><p>Renier collects rainwater separately as much as possible and stores it for reuse, which means we hardly use any municipal water anymore. All process water is discharged separately to our settling basin, where it is purified through sedimentation.<\/p><p>The water is then clean enough to be reused in our production process.<\/p><p>As a result, we do not need to discharge process water, and we significantly reduce our use of groundwater.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3492e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec3492e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004d2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004d2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Surplus Natural Stone for Road Construction<\/strong><\/h2><p>All excess natural stone is stored separately and crushed for recycling in water or road construction.<\/p><p>So they are never dumped.<\/p><p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908c1f9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"908c1f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a1aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a1aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u00a0<strong>Sludge for Agriculture<\/strong><\/h2><p>The limestone dust that has settled to the bottom of the settling tank is further dewatered in a filter press and collected separately.<\/p><p>The sludge is then used as a soil amendment in agriculture. 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